Vladislav Ryabich, 24, has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. He has a Group 1 disability. He comes from a large family and also has a twin brother with a disability. Local journalists often visited the family to film stories or write articles about the exemplary family and their wonderful children. Vladislav Ryabich is a multiple Olympiad participant and had a grade point average of 9.4.
On August 9, 2022,security forces burst into the house where Vladislav and his younger brother were staying. They rudely threatened the man and asked him to comment on what he had written in response to a 2020 post about Lukashenko. In his comment, Vladislav agreed with the post. If he "repented," the police would "forgive him." However, Vladislav refused to admit he was mistaken and stated that he would not change his mind. He also added that he was honored that they came to him with machine guns on August 9. He was then threatened with criminal prosecution. He refused to testify in court. His testimony was read during the investigation in August 2022 by investigator Yankovsky. He gave it in Belarusian.
He was convicted again in 2026, most likely in the Gayun case.
